Stow is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 32,139 people and four constituent neighborhoods, Stow is the 40th largest community in Ohio.

Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Stow is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Stow is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Stow who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.58%), sales jobs (11.64%), and management occupations (10.35%).

Also of interest is that Stow has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Stow is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

"If you live in Stow, you are going to have to drive to get to work," say area residents. At least that is what most Stow residents do (98.4%). Stow is primarily built for cars, and driving around town will bare this out. Shopping centers, parking lots, strip malls, and wide streets are what you'll find. Sidewalks? Sure. But not everywhere, and walking to most places can be downright scary.

The city of Stow is a decent size, but despite this, it doesn't have a viable public transit system that people can use to get to work.

Stow Information and Demographics

The citizens of Stow are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 36.16% of adults in Stow have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Stow in 2000 was $25,509, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $102,036 for a family of four.

The people who call Stow home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Stow is White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Stow include German, Italian, English, Irish, Polish, and Hungarian.

The most common language spoken in Stow is English.